Yeah, get started with Boom, or with better yet Classic (SB3), very affordable now on amazon. Since the poster considered Dune as a music player it means he has external amp & speakers, so Classic fits the bill.

Yeah, get started with Boom, or with better yet Classic (SB3), very affordable now on amazon. Since the poster considered Dune as a music player it means he has external amp & speakers, so Classic fits the bill.

<--- has SB2, two Classics, two Booms, one Radio and a Transporter

Well, the Boom and Radio...and SB3 (Classic), Duet, and Touch are different players; self-contained, versus designed to go to an external system.

Since someone suggested a Radio, I said skip the Radio; as much as I like the interface, the sound is worthless. I assume the Boom is the same, brilliant Squeeze interface, but with power and speakers...lol.

Of course if someone wants a unit to run to a stereo system, the Radio and Boom aren't contenders. Although you may be right, about the OP inquiring about the Dune for music means he intends to run to an external system, he might also be looking for video and audio all in one...in which case these obviously aren't for him.

I think that's why someone was like "check it out" with the inexpensive Radio, and get hooked from there.

Radio is still buggy and the interface is sluggish. I bought it for my office only because it was $99 after rebate. Overall I prefer the ID3k based devices (Boom, SB2/3, Transporter). Classic or Boom are the ones to start with IMHO (depending on needs).

I'll dissent...without reading Damian's review. I have 3 SBs, including a Radio. It's an excellent device, but with awful sound; or lack thereof. If it weren't a gift from the missus, I would trade up to a Boom.

As it is, I put in the Guest Room; I have no need for it.

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I already have an SB Boom. It sounds good but is too big for some locations. The SB radio looks much smaller so I'm thinking about the kitchen or in another area where I don't want to turn a receiver on with my SB classics/SB2.

As reported in the main Dune 3.0 thread, those models will not output component and HDMI simultaneously. Any chance that will change for the Smart series? I'd like to send HDMI to my receiver for the theater and component to an AV matrix switch for distribution to other rooms.

A quick question for you guys who currently have a Dune base...how are you formatting your internal hard drives? It's my understanding that you can't format in the Dune itself.

Hooking it up internally in my PC to format is not an option for me. I'm contemplating getting the HE extention model in addition to my D1. I'm hoping I can hook the HE to my PC via the USB slave connector on the back of the unit and format it to NTFS that way, sort of like you would do with an external hard drive. You guys think this is possible with the HE?

Are they never active together or only when HDMI is set to output anything above 1080i?

I don't know. My only source of information is post #2792 in the Dune 3.0 thread and it does not provide any information other than it will not output to HDMI and component simultaneously. I just assumed that if an HDMI cable was plugged in, it would not output to component. But maybe somebody with a unit could actually test this functionality.

I see yet another new player posted on Dune's site: the HD Lite 53D, using the newer Sigma 8653 chip. Looks like it does everything the other Dunes do, but no HD audio? Available in "black, white, pink and light-blue case" .

I see yet another new player posted on Dune's site: the HD Lite 53D, using the newer Sigma 8653 chip. Looks like it does everything the other Dunes do, but no HD audio? Available in "black, white, pink and light-blue case" .

Yeah, my guess that is what you lose with the Lite, HD Audio and BR menus. No sign of cost but I gotta assume under $150